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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Tile Overlap in Shower [6 articles]
red - 2010-01-07 18:45:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
The patient is a shower stall, acrylic base, cement backer board, 8x10
tiles in thinset. The tiles overlap the lip of the acrylic base by
1/2"(?) and there is a 1/4" gap between the bottom row of t...
Need help in identifying a faucet knob for this faucet stem (or vice versa) [8 articles]
William Brammer - 2010-01-21 03:10:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Can you help me find the right stem (or knob) for this 20-year old Symmons
Temptrol shower faucet?
My Symmons Model=CA faucet stem broach splines are the wrong size! :(
Details:
* The shower f...High water usage? [49 articles]
Davej - 2010-01-22 21:18:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Just got my water bill. It says 16500 gallons in 93 days. That is 177
gallons per day. I am beginning to wonder if that is possible. Every
bill seems to show usage somewhat higher than the last one....good porcelain [2 articles]
E Z Peaces - 2010-01-09 19:19:00 [In: Bathrooms | Health & Safety | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
My BIL routinely treated his toilet for mineral stains with diluted CLR
(phosphoric and oxalic acid). Now it's pitted. A wet pumice stone has
long been recommended as a safe way to remove minera...What to call a large shower with a tub inside? [14 articles]
Me - 2010-01-29 12:29:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We're planning our new home and we're considering some different layouts for
a bathroom. One of the more creative ones is to create a tiled shower with
glass surround, possibly 6'x10', and install...Cutting A Sheetrock Panel [30 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-18 10:55:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The easiest way for me to get access to the space behind my bathroom vanity to
run some electrical wiring will be to cut a big hole in the sheetrock. It seems
that if I cut the vertical lines down t...Wall Mount Hair Dryer [15 articles]
I want to add a wall mount hair dryer in one of my bathrooms. This unit at Amazon is one that I would like to have, but I'm wondering if it is possible to find one that hard wires rather than plugs ...Sewer smell from kitchen faucet/water [15 articles]
I live in a two story house with well water and septic tank. I've noticed that the water from my kitchen faucet sometimes smells like sewage. If I let the water run for a few minutes the smell usual...Caulking [14 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-18 19:57:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I'm caulking the tub in the bathroom. What a mess. Whoever did it before must
not have taken the time to clean out the mold and mildew. The more I tear out,
the more I find.
Other than bleach, wh...bath tubs in tight spots [20 articles]
rb - 2010-01-19 10:58:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
How do you get tubs out of tight spots in small bathrooms?
Seems like maybe we can saw it up. Does that work?
Looks like the tub is longer than the remainder of the space it's in.
...Checking Toilet [18 articles]
My water bill is high. How can i check to see if a toilet is wasting water ? -- Dell Inspiron Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 --- news://freenews.n...At what point do you go from "furring a wall" to "building a wall"? [8 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2010-01-20 11:18:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Along my concrete block walls, I have 1/2" furring strips every 16", then
sheetrocks are attached to the furring strips. The furring strips make it
possible for 1/2" electrical conduits and coppe...First Caulking a Mess [27 articles]
So last night at about 11PM, I decided to start my bathroom caulking project by doing the easiest run first: The intersection of the tub and the linoleum floor. It turned out to be a mess. Even thou...Frost in Attic [21 articles]
Iowna Uass - 2010-01-22 20:06:00 [In: Bathrooms | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
I have what may or may not be an issue with frost in my attic.
First a little background....
I have a bungalo built in the 50's that has a gable style roof.
The home has plasterboard wal...Water Softener systems.. [39 articles]
The Henchman - 2010-01-24 17:13:00 [In: Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Our house is in a town of 33 000 people. The town's water supply is well
water. Everyone in this town complains about the hard water and many home,
including ours has a water softening system.
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